01557cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003216 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451807578 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Chile : Staff Report for the 2004 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2004. 1 online resource (58 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that over the past two decades, Chile has adhered to a sound and consistent policy framework. During 2000-03, the actual overall balance of the central government registered a deficit of just below 1 percent of GDP. Since the beginning of 2004, economic activity has picked up, in the context of a favorable external environment. The global economic recovery has helped boost export demand, particularly copper, the price of which has nearly doubled since end-2002. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2004/291 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2004/291/002.2004.issue-291-en.xml IMF e-Library